Memorable Quotes By Frank Drebin

While Hollywood lost an icon this past week when Leslie Nielsen passed away at the age of 84, his legend lives on through the words of the characters he's played on film. To honor the memory of Mr. Nielsen, we present to you the very best quotes of one of his most famous creations: bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin of The Naked Gun movies!

Jane: I've heard police work is dangerous. Frank: It is. That's why I carry a big gun. Jane: Aren't you afraid it might go off accidentally? Frank: I used to have that problem. Jane: What did you do about it? Frank: I just think about baseball. | permalink

Jane: Would you like a nightcap? Frank: No thank you, I don't wear them. | permalink

Frank: A good cop - needlessly cut down by some cowardly hoodlums. Ed: No way for a man to die. Frank: No... you're right, Ed. A parachute not opening... that's a way to die. Getting caught in the gears of a combine... having your nuts bit off by a Laplander, that's the way I wanna go. Wilma Nordberg: [cries] Oh... Frank. This is terrible. Ed: Don't you worry Wilma. Your husband is going to be alright. Don't you worry about anything. Just think positive. Never let a doubt enter your mind. Frank: He's right, Wilma. But I wouldn't wait until the last minute to fill out those organ donor cards. [Wilma cries again] Ed: What I'm trying to say is that Wilma, as soon as Nordburg is better, he's welcome back at Police Squad. Frank: Unless he's a drooling vegetable. But I think that's only common sense... [Wilma cries again] | permalink

Quentin Hapsburg: Do you gamble? Lt. Frank Drebin: Every time I order out. | permalink

Lt. Frank Drebin: Go ahead, threaten me like you have the American people for so long! You're part of a dying breed, Hapsburg, like people who can name all fifty states! The truth hurts, doesn't it, Hapsburg? Oh sure, maybe not as much as landing on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts! | permalink

Frank Drebin: Well... We shot a lot of people together. It's been great. But today I retire, so if I do any shooting now, it'll have to be within the confines of my own home. Hopefully, an intruder and not an in-law, like at my bachelor party. | permalink

Frank Drebin: Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through. | permalink

Frank Drebin: Like a midget at a urinal, I was going to have to stay on my toes. | permalink